Comparative morphological analysis of compound eye miniaturization in minute hymenoptera

• Published in: Arthropod structure & development Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 21 - 32
• Main Authors: Makarova, Anastasia, Polilov, Alexey, Fischer, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Anaphes; Animals; Arthropoda; body size; Cell Count; cell nucleus; Compound Eye, Arthropod - anatomy & histology; Compound Eye, Arthropod - cytology; Compound Eye, Arthropod - ultrastructure; cornea; granules; Hymenoptera; Hymenoptera - anatomy & histology; Hymenoptera - cytology; Hymenoptera - ultrastructure; ommatidia; parasitic wasps; Trichogramma evanescens; Insects; Megaphragma; Vision; Trichogramma; Anaphes

Due to their small size, diminutive parasitic wasps are outstanding subjects for investigating aspects of body miniaturization. Information on minute compound eyes is still scarce, and we therefore investigated eye morphology in one of the smallest known hymenopteran species Megaphragma mymaripenne...